About the book

The movement of groundwater is a basic part of soil mechanics. It is an important part of almost every area of civil engineering, agronomy, geology, irrigation and reclamation. Moreover, the logical structure of its theory appeals to engineering scientists and applied mathematicians.

This book aims primarily at providing the engineer with an organized and analytical approach to the solution of seepage problems and an understanding of the design and analysis of earth structure that impound water. It can be used for advanced courses in civil hydraulic, agricultural and foundation engineering, and will prove useful to consulting engineers-or any public or private agency responsible for building or maintaining water storage or control systems.

Chapter headings:fundamentals of groundwater flow, application of the Dupuit theory of unconfined flow, conformal mapping by elementary functions, special mapping techniques, confined flow, approximate methods of solution for confined flow problems, unconfined flow through earth structures on homogeneous foundations of great depth, unconfined flow through homogenous earth structures of finite depth, seepage from canals and ditches, seepage toward wells.

Among the special features of this book are its coverage of previously unavailable Russian work in the field, an extensive appendix of concepts in advanced engineering mathematics needed to deal with physical flow systems, and numerous completely worked-out and solved examples coupled with over 200 problems of varying difficulty.

Content –

Preface, List of Symbols, 

CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF GROUNDWATER FLOW, 

CHAPTER 2 APPLICATION OF THE DUPUIT THEORY OF UNCONFINED FLOW, 

CHAPTER 3 CONFORMAL MAPPING BY ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS, 

CHAPTER 4 SPECIAL MAPPING TECHNIQUES, 

CHAPTER 5 CONFINED FLOW, 

CHAPTER 6 APPROXIMATE METHODS OF SOLUTION FOR CONFINED FLOW PROBLEMS, 

CHAPTER 7 UNCONFINED FLOW THROUGH EARTH STRUCTURES ON HOMOGENOUS FOUNDATIONS OF GREAT DEPTH, 

CHAPTER 8 UNCONFINED FLOW THROUGH EARTH STRUCTURES ON HOMOGENEOUS EARTH STRUCTURES OF FINITE DEPTH, 

CHAPTER 9 SEEPAGE FROM CANALS AND DITCHES, 

CHAPTER 10 SEEPAGE TOWARD WELLS, 

APPENDIX A, APPENDIX B, References, Index